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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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